New Chinese fantasy-comedy "The Mermaid" has blown away records at the Chinese box office, earning 2.7 billion yuan, or 420 million US dollars, in just two weeks in theatres.
"The Mermaid" became the highest-grossing film ever in China on Friday.
As of Friday, it had grossed 2.45 billion yuan or 380 million US dollars, officially surpassing "Monster Hunt" to become the highest-grossing film ever in China.
"Monster Hunt" took in 2.4 billion yuan or 370 million US dollars through 2-months in theatre this past summer.
Chinese-American co-production "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2" has come in 2nd through the weekend, raking in 140 million yuan or 22 million US dollars in three days of release.
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